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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the Protestant churches, anyone can have communion as long as they've been baptized. Don't make this a hill you die on. If it really bothers you, then send your kid to camp during spring break instead of looking for free childcare. [/quote]

While I absolutely agree this whole thing isn't a hill one should die on, I just want to correct this misconception several posters have made that "protestants say anyone can have communion if they're baptized."  While many Protestant churches believe this, and the ILs might have also thought this was the case, there are many Protestant churches (I'm thinking specifically of many Lutheran churches I have been to) where one can ONLY have communion at a certain age after one takes Catechism classes and is confirmed (generally around age 13).   In these churches, even adults who belong to other denominations are often asked to refrain from taking communion, and to instead receive a blessing.  Many Protestant churches take Communion more seriously than some PPs are  saying. [/quote]

Many churches have a communion policy in the Sunday bulletin to prevent people from breaking the rules.  Some also announce their policy right before communion, so unqualified people won't try to take communion.[/quote]

This created a hoot at my aunt's funeral. The church was filled with a mix of faithful and about a hundred lapsed Catholics who hadn't been in church for so long that they didn't know that the Catholics were taking such a strong stand on who could take communion. Confusion and hilarity at the alter rail as the young, conservative priest worked to sort out which of these strangers was no longer worthy. He had to announce the rules a couple times.[/quote]

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